I commend myself and my love to you,
Aurelius. I ask for modest indulgence,
so, if youâ??ve ever had a desire in your mind
youâ??ve pursued chastely and purely, ...
Sparrow, my sweet girlâ??s delight,
whom she plays with, holds to her breast,
whom, greedy, she gives her little finger to,
often provoking you to a sharp bite, ...
Sirmio, you jewel of all peninsulas
and all the islands of the crystal lakes
and the great oceans Neptune circles,
how delightedly, how gladly, I return, ...
Another day of toil and strife,
Another page so white,
Within that fateful Log of Life
That I and all must write;
Another page without a stain
To make of as I may,
That done, I shall not see again
Until the Judgment Day.
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